Name: Female Vocalists from Iran 1930-1970s (26.11.2018 Red Light Radio) by Katayoun in Female Vocalists from Iran - and Beyond
Duration: 1 h 24 s
Description: #femalevocalists #Iran #cosmopolitanmodernism

Female Vocalists from Iran - and Beyond

Modern Iranian dance music from the 1950s-1970s as selected for this show, is endemic to Iranian classical and rhythmic dance music dating all the way back to the 19th century. The samples that evoke the tonbak(goblet drum) sound, are the rhythmic base of modern dance music from Iran. This type of music was predominantly played and performed in urban areas by musicians who were referred to as ‘motreb' which means to move emotionally and typically with joy. 

In the early 20th century, the motrebi were often found performing in red light districts. While the groovy signature rhythm colloquially known as 'shish-o-hasht' (six and eight or the time signature 6/8), rapidly faced degeneration because of its affiliation with prostitution, drugs, alcohol and more generally with eroticism, it also became known for providing a sonic stimulus for a repertoire of improvised solo dances and moves concentrated on the face, neck, shoulder, arms, hands and hips. Sensual dances such as 'Ghere Kamar' (rotation of the hips/back) and 'Baba Karam', of which the latter includes cross dressing - that is women dressed as men, queering and poking fun at masculinity-, are prime examples of these solo dances. The beshkan sound, a form of intricate snapping of the fingers that is produced by performers, often became part of the musical arrangement. 

Despite varied regimes of unacceptability, the 6/8 signature of motrebi music proved to be inimitable and continued to reach large audiences throughout the 20th century (post 1950s) through mass mediation in theatre and in films (Film Farsi). The music genre moreover gained recognition because of its ‘mardomi’ (the music of the people) affiliation, which in itself existed in contradistinction to Western influences in music, essentially grounding the 6/8 rhythm in Iranian and more generally Middle Eastern space, people and culture. In contemporary parlance, the 6/8 rhythm is marked by frivolity and excess for the purpose of entertaining, and to inspire dance and incite lust. Lyrics of motrebi music performed by female vocalists, continued to build on the perceived eroticism of the genre by way of including erotic themes, alongside other, celebratory themes. Some of the most prolific female vocalists that popularized this genre are selected for this show, including Firoozeh, Ahdyeh, Roohparvar, Afat and Fetneh. The show also includes a rare track by Elaheh (Pashne Talla) as well as a motrebi song by Ramesh, Shaytoonak.

Female Vocalists from Iran. 'Beshkan, Beriz o Bepash' (26.03.2021 Khonia.fm)

Iranian Oldies By Shayan Ebadi - Episode 11

Tracklist: 
Ramesh -Zeyarat
Najat Al Saghira - Ana Bashak El Bahr
Mona Abdel Ghany - Law Lailah
Lale Belkis - Umut
Betti - Bi Kassi
Googoosh - Mojezehgar
Ramesh - Roudkhoneha
Penahi - Dance music
Ramesh - Aroose Noghrepoosh
Leila Forouhar - Kalaghaye Khabarchin
Warda - Haramt Ahebak
Hayedeh - Gol Vajeh
Elaheh - Boose Baran

#iran #egypt #turkey #world #funk #ramesh #warda #lalebelkis #betti #googoosh #hayedeh #femalevocalists #archives #femalevocalists

Female Vocalists from Iran and Beyond. 'Miracle Maker' (09.08.2022)

Live recording at Radio Tempo Não Pára (20.05.2023)

Artist: @discourse-katayoun

Female Vocalists from Iran and Beyond w/ discourse @ Radio TNP 20.05.2023

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

Female Vocalists From Iran w/ discourse @ Kiosk Radio 30.07.2023

Broadcasted live at Radio Tempo Não Pára (06.01.2024)

Artist: @discourse-katayoun

Female Vocalists from Iran and Beyond, ‘prayers and lullabies’ w/ discourse @ Radio TNP 06.01.2024

https://soundcloud.com/dj_jabbar
https://soundcloud.com/behnam-behshad

Dj Jabbar X Behnam Behshad - Nowruz Fools II

 تکه هایی از خویش، همچون کاشی های شکسته ای که ردی از گذشته در خود دارند اما دیگر تعلقی ندارند.قطعاتی منفرد  که اینک  از خط هویت گذشته جدا شده اند و در دگر-فرمی معنایی دیگر پیدا می کنند.
 


Fragments are short musical pieces that emerge from forgotten parts of the self—memories and sensations carried in body and mind, reawakened in exile or displacement.
These fragments surface in sudden encounters: in the familiarity of a melody, in the strangeness of an unfamiliar city, or in the longing for a home that has become distant, destroyed, or irretrievable.

I imagine them like broken tiles: carrying the texture and touch of the past, but no longer fitting into their original whole. They require a new context—a new collective in which they can belong. My aim is not to restore them to what they once were, but to reveal their transformation, to give them new color and resonance in the present.


Kamancheh: Siavash Mollaeian
mixing engineer: Maziar Bababashi - Studio Allepo - Tehran

Recorded in Paris - Sep 2025

Fragments no.1

{A quiet dialogue between silence and sound.
Notes drifting through the night — fragile, distant, and infinite.
‘Midnight’ is a moment suspended between calm and thought,
where the echoes of a single piano become more than music}

midnight

هر باد که از سوی بخارا به من آید

A spontaneous dialogue between Oud and Tonbak, performed by Arman Sigarchi and Arian Gholipour.

Recorded live at Studio Tabak, 2025.

A moment of pure improvisation — where strings and skin speak the same language.


برمَدار صدا -

بداهه‌ نوازی  عود و تنبک، گفت‌وگویی آزاد میان سیم و پوست

اجرا: آرمان سیگارچی و آرین قلی ‌پور

ضبط در استودیو تَبَک – ۲۰۲۵

For Strings and Skin | بر مَدار صدا

Dokhtari Ke Man Doostesh Daram

‎⁨هنگام  آبان ۴۰۴ - غیل- ساحل کلمبایی -⁩.m4a

#femalevocalists #Iran #cosmopolitanmodernism

Female Vocalists from Iran 1930-1970s (26.11.2018 Red Light Radio)

NTS Radio 
08-03-19  I  18:00 - 19:00
Tehran based musician, sound artist, & producer Nesa Azadikhah blends deep electronics and jazzy hypnotism over a trippy hour long mix.

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/nesa-8th-march-2019

TRACKLIST :

1.Saba Alizadeh - Dream  
2.Feminism Sound Piece 
3.Votu - The Heart 
4.Ahu, Lenta - Mir
5.Mohamad Reza Mortazavi - Solo Tonbak 
6.The Laurence Rassel - A Special Message From Peggy Phelan 
7.Lenta - By This River 
8.Papeete Sun - Island Sunset 
9.Kosh - The Mess 
10.Laurie Anderson - Born, Never Asked 
11.Laurie Anderson - FreeFall 
12.AntonZap - Old Skool 
13.Terre Thaemlitz - Aging Core, Aging Periphery
14.Siamak Amidi & Nasrawi - United State Of Roland 
15.Gerado Frisina - Blue Latin 
16.Astri - Riflessi 
17.Terre Thaemlitz - Music is Controllable Desire You Can Own / ミュージックは所有することができる制御可能な要望
18.Zenit - Waitin
19 - Chugga - Suger Crash 
20.Siamak Amidi - Catnip 
21.Laurence Rassel - Useless Movement

NTS Radio I Nesa Azadikhah 08-03-19

Monir Vakili's 1958 Charles Cros award winning album recorded in Paris, France.

First professional recording of Persian Folk Songs with vocals.


Dokhtaré Boyer Ahmadi - Chants Et Danses De Perse

DJ, selector, archivist, and curator specialized in older music from Iran and the wider region. Signature projects 'Female Vocalists from Iran and Beyond' (2018-ongoing) and 'Sonic Imaginaries'. Weaving genres and geographies through musical dreaming, storytelling, and deep listening. Currently resident at Kiosk Radio, Brussels. 
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30.11.24 Sinematranstopia (HKW), Berlin
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27.09.24 Rijksmuseum of Antiquities, Leiden
13.09.24 Skatecafe, Amsterdam
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22.06.24 Framer Framed, Amsterdam
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25.05.24 Parotia at EKKO, Utrecht 
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28.07.2022 Garage Noord, Amsterdam
12.05.2022 Support act Sevdaliza, De Melkweg, Amsterdam
30.09.2021 Future Intel, The Hague
17.06.2021 RRFM, Amsterdam
26.03.2021 Khonia.fm,  Tehran
19.03.2021 Khonia.fm, Tehran
03.01.2021 Mutant Radio, Tbilisi
02.12.2020 Operator Radio, Rotterdam
23.07.2020 Black Pride Fundraiser, Klauw Collective, Mono, Rotterdam
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22.03.2020 De School, Amsterdam
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20.12.2019 Walter Books, Arnhem 
9.10.2019 ADE Soundlab, Compagnietheater, Amsterdam
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02.10.2019 ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture
21.09.2019 UNSEEN, Transformator Huis, Amsterdam, 8.30 pm - 10 pm
14.09.2019 STROOM, The Hague, a DJ-lecture performance during 'Uncertainty Seminars 04'
03.09.2019 Compagnietheater, Amsterdam
28.06. 2019 Perdu, Amsterdam
22.06.2019 Stranded FM, Utrecht
22.06.2019 BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
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18.05.2019 Listening session Red Light Radio Shop
11.05.2019 Subbacultcha Amsterdam (s105, De School)
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